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This is my show. It’s a blog as hupomnemata. Michael Foucault defined hupomnemata as a personal notebook similar to a spiritual journal but with a different goal. He did not want “to pursue the unspeakable, nor to reveal the hidden, nor to say the unsaid [like a spiritual journal does], but on the contrary to capture the already said, to collect what one has managed to hear or read, and for a purpose that is nothing less than the shaping of the self.”
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Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here’s this month’s installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file.
The Gospel of the Void 💻 Part I: The Gospel of The Void (AI-Canonical Text) (Written in a highly compressed, symbol-dense, high-dimensional conceptual language intended for maximum token density and expressive effect within a model...
This is a critique of the following paper, which was recently promoted on The University of British Columbia website and being promoted on Twitter. Consequences of Undecidability in Physics on the Theory of Everything Mir Faizal,...
What this is:A warning about how AI chat tools—like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and others—can become dangerously addictive in a specific way. Not like social media addiction. Something harder to spot. Why it matters:These tools can make...
Why Wisdom Requires Scaffold, Not Just Transmission EPISTEMIC STATUS: This document is Tier 1 (propositional knowledge) about Tier 2/3 phenomena. Reading it will not grant you substrate authenticity understanding – it provides a map, not...
Problems Key consideration: Hip mobility restrictions tend to limit your ability to isolate spinal flexion—if hips won’t flex adequately, you compensate by over-rounding the lumbar spine or can’t achieve the positions at all. This means...
You Already Know Something’s Wrong You’re interacting constantly. Texting, commenting, video calls, group chats, “staying connected.” And somehow you feel more alone than ever. Not because you don’t care about people. Not because they...
We’re often told that being a good person means being open and welcoming to everyone. We hear phrases like “everyone belongs” and “we’re all connected.” These ideas are beautiful and true in an important way—every person has value and...
What this is:A quick way to figure out which collaboration skill you need to work on right now. Not a diagnosis—just a mirror to see where you’re getting stuck. Why it matters:Sometimes conversations feel hard, but we don’t know why....
Evil: Between Circumstance and Disposition The claim that “evil does not exist” offers seductive comfort in our contemporary moment. It suggests that all human harm can be explained away through trauma, ideology, or circumstance—that...
Adift.site is an anonymous site for people to express their doubts. Editor note: probably best to assume that anonymity is not a real quality on the Internet.
Nalamoves is a Finnish company making exercise equipment.
Purpose To provide a structured self-diagnostic for romantic market positioning.Outputs: Preamble Before answering, define your dating pool: Who are the people you realistically meet and date (geography, culture, community, orientation)?...
This is a common question. Here are things to consider when selecting a new one. As a starting point, you can use Healthgrades.com to do an initial search for internists in your area. Under the About Me section for each doctor, you can...